THE TEAM
Click the links below to meet the grIP advisor team for each industry. Click here for an alphabetical directory of team members.
Capital Partnerships
Seed, Series A and Additional Letter Rounds, ESG Investments, Debt Financing
Broker-dealer with a focus on emerging companies. Co-founder of Aureate Capital.
grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New York. 30 years of software experience.
Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund. Former Chief Business Officer Galecto (NASDAQ). Pharma and Biotech Bizdev, commercial and P&L experience. MIT faculty member.
Fundraising for government contractors. Founder of Atypical Ventures VC fund. Focus on space and defense.
Life Sciences & Biotech
Founder of G2G. Raised $544M in non-dilutive funding. Secures funding for biotech, life sciences, and high-tech innovators. MPH from Harvard.
Former VP at Yale New Haven Health System. Life sciences VC partner. Former surgeon.
Diagnostics specialist. Former VP Molecular Pathology at Interpace Biosciences (NASDAQ). Molecular pathologist.
Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund. Former Chief Business Officer Galecto (NASDAQ). Pharma and Biotech Bizdev, commercial and P&L experience. MIT faculty member.
Strategic advisor plant-touching cannabis brands, technology companies, and networking organizations. Specialist in cannabis intellectual property.
FDA specialist. Senior Vice President, Quality & Chief Information Officer RRD International, LLC. Managed vaccines at Department of Defense. Life sciences Advisor at Oxonian Ventures.
grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New York. 30 years of software experience.
Patents and Trademarks
Patent attorney. Advises on strategic intellectual property matters. drafts and prosecutes patent applications; litigates patent infringement.
Trademark and copyright specialist. Advises Fortune 100/500 companies, VC firms, Oscar®/Grammy® winners actors and major brands on trademarks and IP strategy. Litigation.
Fintech
Founder, CEO of ForwardLane. AI Fintech 100 and WealthTech 100 winners, Featured by Forbes, World Economic Forum, Nasdaq. Former Quant, Investment Banker and Enterprise Architect.
Financial services marketing. Founder of the Institute for grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. Innovation Development. Former Oppenheimer Funds, President of MIT Sloan Club of New York.Neuberger & Berman and Templeton Funds. 30 years of software experience.
Government
Contracting, Funding, Grants, Political Risk
Political risk. Founder Two Lanterns Advisory.
Founder of G2G. Raised $544M in non-dilutive funding. Secures funding for biotech, life sciences, and high-tech innovators. MPH from Harvard.
Former Principal Executive Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Modernization. Former VA Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO). Former Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition. Logistics and Construction at VA with $20B spend.
Government contracts M&A. Managing Director of the Defense and Government Services Group at Stout.
Government contracts specialist in Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) of the United States Senate.
Fundraising for government contractors. Federal procurement expert.
Founder of Atypical Ventures VC fund. Leadership advisor. NCMA Fellow. NACD
Focus on space and defense. member. 40+ years in public/private sectors.
Business Strategy & Operations
Business Planning, Data Analytics, Financial Modeling, Operations, Pricing, Go-To-Market, Supply Chain
Business planning and financial modeling. Former Chairman and President of Redbooks (sold). Founder of Robuzz (sold). Top ranked in financial modeling competitions. Wharton alumnus.
Supply chain at Boeing. Supply chain management. Supplier relations, manufacturing and B2B sales.
Pricing specialist. Founder of HelloAdvisr (Pricing Consultants for Growth Companies).
Supply chain specialist. Vice President of Operations EMEA Deckers Brands. Supply chain transformations at Unilever, Nomad Foods and General Mills.
Former amazon executive in charge of Amazon Fresh launch in 8 countries. Amazon experience in fulfillment, robotics, last mile, consumables, hardware, software, firmware and e-commerce.
B2C and retail specialist. Brand transformation & marketing strategist. Former CEO/COO: David Yurman, John Hardy, F. Schumacher, Morilee, Montblanc.
grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500.
President of MIT Sloan Club of New York.
30 years of software experience.
Marketing
Branding, Digital Marketing, PR, Thought Leadership, Strategic Communications, Go-To-Market, Luxury
Strategy at Maximum Effort. Former Managing Director at Conde Nast. Former CEO Malaysia for Olgivy.
Head of Strategy, 40 Yawgoo Consulting. Former Global Director of Marketing & Innovation at IMG.
Senior Partner for Business Development and Marketing, FINN Partners.
Financial services marketing. Founder of the Institute for Innovation Development. Former Oppenheimer Funds, Neuberger & Berman and Templeton Funds.
Former Head of Product Marketing at YouTube. Former Head of Global Agency Partnerships. E-commerce at Google.
Managing Director, Mother New York. Former executive director of marketing for iPhone globally.
CEO & Founder LBR/PR.
Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund. Former Chief Business Officer Galecto (NASDAQ). Pharma and Biotech Bizdev, commercial and P&L experience. MIT faculty member.
Retail
Former amazon executive in charge of Amazon Fresh launch in 8 countries. Amazon experience in fulfillment, robotics, last mile, consumables, hardware, software, firmware and e-commerce.
Supply chain specialist. Vice President of Operations EMEA Deckers Brands. Supply chain transformations at Unilever, Nomad Foods and General Mills.
B2C and retail specialist. Brand transformation & marketing strategist. Former CEO/COO: David Yurman, John Hardy, F. Schumacher, Morilee, Montblanc.
Spirits
Founder and CEO of Spirits Consulting Group.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Founded SEO software company Ranktify. Founded Gossip Cop (acquired). Former Us Weekly editor and NBC producer. LP with VCs.
Environment & Sustainability
Founder of the world famous LEED Green Building Rating System certification.
Media
Founded SEO software company Ranktify. Founded Gossip Cop (acquired). Former Us Weekly editor and NBC producer. LP with VCs.
Software/AI/ML
Founder, CEO of ForwardLane. AI Fintech 100 and WealthTech 100 winners, Featured by Forbes, World Economic Forum, Nasdaq. Former Quant, Investment Banker and Enterprise Architect.
Former amazon executive in charge of Amazon Fresh launch in 8 countries. Amazon experience in fulfillment, robotics, last mile, consumables, hardware, software, firmware and e-commerce.
grIP’s only generalist. 2x winner of Inc 500. President of MIT Sloan Club of New York. 30 years of software experience.
Cannabis
Strategic advisor plant-touching cannabis brands, technology companies, and networking organizations. Specialist in cannabis intellectual property.
Data Analytics
SVP & Head of Data & Analytics enablement for Chubb insurance. MBA from Columbia Business School.
Founder, CEO of ForwardLane. AI Fintech 100 and WealthTech 100 winners, Featured by Forbes, World Economic Forum, Nasdaq. Former Quant, Investment Banker and Enterprise Architect.
grIP Management
Managing Director of grIP Venture Studio
Founder of grIP Venture Studio
Partner, grIP Legal Services PLLC
Head of Strategy and VC Programs, grIP Venture Studio. Partner, grIP Legal Services PLLC
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